16 Capcity and 8 Booked - 14 hours till flight...
Nov 11, 2010, 3:41 pm
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16 Capcity and 8 Booked - 14 hours till flight...
I'm number 4 on the upgrade list and I'm OP Gold. Why am I not being upgraded right now?
Nov 11, 2010, 3:43 pm
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Nov 11, 2010, 3:43 pm
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Flt # or O/D ?
Nov 11, 2010, 3:43 pm
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Have you paid your tens of dollars to upgrade? 
Beyond that who knows -- the default answer is CO's holding back seats as they anticipate selling/upgrading for cash people into them and therefore are not clearing EUAs.
Beyond that who knows -- the default answer is CO's holding back seats as they anticipate selling/upgrading for cash people into them and therefore are not clearing EUAs.
Nov 11, 2010, 3:59 pm
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They are most likely trying to sell the seats via the buy-up program. EUA's are not so easy to come by anymore. You might want to buy-up yourself if you want the 'F' seat 
Nov 11, 2010, 4:12 pm
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Or phantom book a bunch of seats.
Not that I condone that, but I wonder if phantom bookings rise as people get increasingly frustrated with CO's antics with their "tens of dollars" upgrade program.
Nov 12, 2010, 4:30 pm
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Nov 12, 2010, 4:33 pm
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Phantom bookings = Making bogus refundable reservations in other names to hold inventory to ensure that inventory is not sold.
Like I said it's not something I advocate, but I can see how people might be more prone to do it with how aggressively CO us selling upgrades through its "Tens of Dollars" upgrade program.
Nov 12, 2010, 4:37 pm
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Phantom bookings = Making bogus refundable reservations in other names to hold inventory to ensure that inventory is not sold.
Like I said it's not something I advocate, but I can see how people might be more prone to do it with how aggressively CO us selling upgrades through its "Tens of Dollars" upgrade program.
Like I said it's not something I advocate, but I can see how people might be more prone to do it with how aggressively CO us selling upgrades through its "Tens of Dollars" upgrade program.
Nov 12, 2010, 4:45 pm
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Nov 12, 2010, 4:51 pm
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Nov 12, 2010, 8:12 pm
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There are a number of reasons CO could hold back 8 out of 16 F seats until the end.
Generally, I am seeing CO release most seats held back at T-24 hours to solve the cheap buy ups. You haven't specified the flight/date/origination - but if there is weather or other potential delays - CO might hold seats in case paid F passengers miss a flight and need to be reaccommodated.
It is easier to release them at gate time then not enough F seats.
Generally, I am seeing CO release most seats held back at T-24 hours to solve the cheap buy ups. You haven't specified the flight/date/origination - but if there is weather or other potential delays - CO might hold seats in case paid F passengers miss a flight and need to be reaccommodated.
It is easier to release them at gate time then not enough F seats.
Nov 12, 2010, 8:36 pm
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When there are no F seats to buy at the last minute it is CO screwing up because they gave away all the seats for EUAs too early. When the EUAs are held back until hours before departure it is CO screwing up because they are trying to sell the F seats.
Pick one side of the argument and stick with it.
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Nov 12, 2010, 8:39 pm
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When there are no F seats to buy at the last minute it is CO screwing up because they gave away all the seats for EUAs too early. When the EUAs are held back until hours before departure it is CO screwing up because they are trying to sell the F seats.
Pick one side of the argument and stick with it.
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Nov 12, 2010, 8:42 pm
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